Don't feel bad. I just signed up with my cable company. 3 months for $9,
and they haven't even hooked me up yet! Should be interesing to see what
happens, since @home is the only high speed offered in Excelsior
Springs.

Brian

> -----Original Message-----
> From: crash3m [mailto:crash3m@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2001 5:05 PM
> To: kclug@kclug.org
> Subject: Re: For all of you @Home users...
> 
> 
> This is really going to suck for some of us.  Out here in 
> Pleasant Hill @home 
> is our only source of broadband.  After a year of broadband 
> going back to 56k 
> is going to torture me....and if all this isn't bad enough 
> they just hiked 
> the rates of their services.  Good ole corporate america 
> screw you once more 
> before they cut you off.
> 
> 
> Matt
> 
> 
> On Wednesday 28 November 2001 12:31 pm, you wrote:
> > Check out this link about Excite@Home possibly terminating 
> service to all
> > broadban users as of Nov 30:
> > http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1004-200-7996444.html?tag=lthd
> >
> > Then I got an email today from Comcast concerning the 
> possible loss of
> > broadband service.  In the FAQ at the end of the email was this:
> > <snip>
> > How can I connect to the Internet if my service is interrupted?
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------
> > We recommend that you take advantage of Comcast's 
> Connection Backup Program
> > to obtain free dial-up and e-mail service as a temporary 
> alternative.
> > Visit  www.comcastonline.com/info.htm today to sign up for 
> service.  (This
> > service requires that you have a phone modem.)
> > </snip>
> >
> > I checked the "Connection Backup Program" and discovered a 
> link through
> > from Comcast's site to NetZero!  This is their BACKUP 
> CONNECTION PLAN?  A
> > windoze only dial-up ISP!
> >
> > Gene
> >
> >
> >
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